Health Communication and Sport

Connections, Applications, and Opportunities

Jimmy Sanderson editor Melinda R Weathers editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Lexington Books

Published:1st Jun '22

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

Health Communication and Sport cover

Health Communication and Sport: Connections, Applications, and Opportunities aggregates sport and health communication into a collective resource that advances scholarly inquiry at the intersection of these two fields. Through bringing together a collaborative of scholars and practitioners who are doing work in areas ranging from mental health, to media, to youth sports, and social media, this volume evaluates health communication issues in sport contexts and inspires work that will answer contemporary questions and problems.

“I’ve always been baffled that more ties between sports and health communication haven’t been made. Apparently, Jimmy Sanderson and Melinda Weathers share this sentiment as well. Assembling a diverse set of authors, perspectives, and concepts, this volume does not merely make highlight areas where the linkage of sport and health research can be fruitful—it creates an educational imperative for doing so.”

-- Andrew C. Billings, The University of Alabama

"A timely and comprehensive text, Health Communication and Sport: Connections, Applications, and Opportunities is essential reading for postgraduate students and scholars in the fields of sport sociology, sport psychology, sport theory, and other related sport science disciplines. Jimmy Sanderson and Melinda Weathers bring together an excellent group of experts and bring to life cutting-edge topics. A must read."

-- Emma Kavanagh, Bournemouth Univer

ISBN: 9781793649751

Dimensions: 229mm x 161mm x 23mm

Weight: 526g

234 pages